Registrations are now open for the annual symposium of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia. Co-sponsored by ASPA, Social Insurance for the 21st Century: Exploring pathways for a sustainable, equitable and effective welfare system is co-convened by Profs Allan Borowski and Bettina Cass and promises informed and lively discussion on national and international social […]

ASPA and SPRC present Professor Jenny Phillimore – 10 August 2015, UNSW. The emergence of superdiversity in industrialised countries has led to unprecedented population complexity, with associated challenges for delivering social welfare. In her upcoming seminar, Professor Jenny Phillimore, who is the Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS) at the University of […]

Rights and Entitlements in Times of Austerity, 28-30 September 2015, Sydney Keynotes announced Call for papers deadline: 20 April Discount for ASPA members: Register here To commemorate the 50th anniversary volume of the Australian Journal of Social Issues ASPA has created the Peter Saunders prize for the best paper published in the journal in a […]

ASPA co-presented Professor Guy Standing from the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, speaking about his new book A Precariat Charter: From Denizens to Citizens as part of the University of Sydney’s Big Ideas public lecture series. Thursday 5 March, 6-7.30pm at the Sydney Law School. For more details: http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2015/professor_guy_standing.shtml

ASPA occasional lecture Wednesday 14th July 2010 The Hon Jenny Macklin MP, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs presented the first in ASPA’s Occasional Lecture series: Australia Fair – Driving Labor’s social policy reform agenda at the University of New South Wales. The lecture was hosted by the Faculty of Arts and […]

Monday 26th July 2010 In conjunction with La Trobe University’s School of Social Work & Social Policy and Institute for Social Participation. Chair: Professor Peter Saunders, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales and President, ASPA. Presentation by Professor Hal Kendig, Research Professor of Ageing and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University […]

Tuesday 1st March 2011 Professor Peter Saunders, Social Policy Research Centre and President of the Australian Social Policy Association, Australia and social inclusion: definitions and directions. Professor Peter Whiteford, Social Policy Research Centre, What we know about joblessness in Australia. Annette Michaux, Benevolent Society, Tackling joblessness: making a reality of inclusion.